US4686069A - Air humidifier - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F8/00—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
- F24F8/10—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering
- F24F8/192—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering by electrical means, e.g. by applying electrostatic fields or high voltages
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F6/00—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification
- F24F6/02—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air
- F24F6/06—Air-humidification, e.g. cooling by humidification by evaporation of water in the air using moving unheated wet elements
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
- F24F8/00—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying
- F24F8/30—Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by ionisation
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A50/00—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE in human health protection, e.g. against extreme weather
- Y02A50/20—Air quality improvement or preservation, e.g. vehicle emission control or emission reduction by using catalytic converters
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S261/00—Gas and liquid contact apparatus
- Y10S261/80—Electrical treatment
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- the invention concerns an air humidifier as in the preamble to the major claim.
- An air humidifier of this type is known.
- a plate that rotates continuously, that partly engages a tub of water, that is provided with a medium that releases moisture, and that is permeable to air is known thereby.
- the current of air generated by a blower is blown through the plate, humidifying the air.
- Air humidifiers of this type have on the whole been proven practical.
- the object of the invention is to improve an air humidifier of the overall type to the extent that humid air can be ionized without leading to high concentrations of ozone.
- the two preferably different high-voltage electrodes upstream and downstream of the plate generate an adequate and pleasant negative ionization of the air while operating surprisingly low in ozone.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-section through the air humidifier
- FIG. 2 is a section along the line II--II in FIG. 1,
- FIG. 3 is a section along the line III--III in FIG. 1,
- FIG. 4 is a view in the direction indicated by the double-headed arrow IV--IV in FIG. 3, and
- FIG. 5 is a view in the direction indicated by the double-headed arrow V--V in FIG. 3.
- the air humidifier contains a tub of water 1.
- a blower 2 in the form of a radial fan is positioned above the tub. Downstream of blower 2 is a plate with a medium that is permeable to air and that releases moisture, preferably a porous sponge, which is slowly rotated with its bottom immersed in water 1.
- Electrode 4 Downstream of plate 3 is an electrostatically negatively charged electrode 4 and upstream of the plate another also electrostatically negatively charged electrode 5. Both electrodes are, as schematically illustrated, connected to a high-voltage generator 20 with a negative voltage of 4 to 10 and preferably 6 kV.
- Rear electrode 4 has, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a number of individual electrodes in the form of parallel wires 21 that extend perpendicular to the current of air. Wires 21 are mounted and secured electrically insulated in a known way between two mounts 22.
- Forward high-voltage electrode 5 consists of a number of individual electrodes 9, each with a very sharp point 10, positioned parallel to one another in three parallel rows 6, 7, and 8 in the form of printed-circuit boards. All of these are in one plane that extends perpendicular to the length of individual electrodes 9. The spaces between the electrodes 9 in one row 6 are opposite the electrodes 9 in the adjacent row 7 and vice versa.
- Printed-circuit boards 6, 7, and 8 are provided with a schematically illustrated printed circuit 11 with points for soldering on the individual electrodes 9 that are mounted on them. All the electrodes in one row as well as the rows themselves are connected to an unillustrated source of negative high voltage.
- the ratio of the free length 13 of an individual electrode 9 (FIG. 6) that extends beyond printed-circuit board 8 to the diameter of an individual electrode is at least 50:1.
- Individual electrodes 9 are also separated by at least half their length and preferably by at least 2/3 of their length, which, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 2, projects perpendicularly over the longitudinal sides 14 of the whole rectangular boards 6, 7, and 8, specifically perpendicularly beyond longitudinal side 14.
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DE19853522882 DE3522882A1 (en) | 1985-06-26 | 1985-06-26 | HUMIDIFIER |
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USD434127S (en) * | 1998-12-23 | 2000-11-21 | The Rival Company | Humidifier |
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US20100224122A1 (en) * | 2009-03-09 | 2010-09-09 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Low pressure regulation for web moistening systems |
US20100224703A1 (en) * | 2009-03-09 | 2010-09-09 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Pneumatic Atomization Nozzle for Web Moistening |
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US20130313729A1 (en) * | 2011-08-29 | 2013-11-28 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Humidifier |
US8894046B2 (en) | 2011-07-20 | 2014-11-25 | Fka Distributing Co., Llc | Humidifier having an anti-contamination system |
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US8894046B2 (en) | 2011-07-20 | 2014-11-25 | Fka Distributing Co., Llc | Humidifier having an anti-contamination system |
US20130313729A1 (en) * | 2011-08-29 | 2013-11-28 | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Humidifier |
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EP0206171A2 (en) | 1986-12-30 |
DE3522882C2 (en) | 1989-04-20 |
DE3522882A1 (en) | 1987-01-08 |
JPS625028A (en) | 1987-01-12 |
EP0206171A3 (en) | 1988-07-13 |
CH660569A5 (en) | 1987-05-15 |
ES556647A0 (en) | 1987-12-01 |
ES8801025A1 (en) | 1987-12-01 |
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